About Ruth

Repairing
books, both paperback and hardback, has been an interest of Ruth Hunter
for many years. She started learning about mending books while working
in her college library and continued doing so in different libraries
during her husband's graduate work. After receiving her master's degree
in Library Science, her interest in keeping books in good repair continued
as she served in several school libraries. After attending a workshop
in book repair sponsored by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic
Artifacts of Philadelphia, she learned to be more attentive to the methods
which would prolong the lives of books in the long run instead of using
old mending methods which have sometimes harmed them. She has now retired
from her last position where she was in charge of book repair at Bryn
Mawr College.

Keeping books strong, useful and attractive is her goal. She does not
work on valuable books when restoration to original condition is the
goal. However, if you have favorite out-of-print books or often used
books that are falling apart, she would be happy to repair them for
you.